#portlandstate

[carapaced]

Portland State University’s Pro Palestine protest encampment in the library has been declared unlawful and is in imminent danger of police action. Use this script to email Ann Cudd and PSU administration to let them know you do not support the police presence on campus.

Open Letter to PSU President, Staff, and Alumni Regarding the Use of Police Action at PSU

[cartergoesnorth]

First-ish Year of College

Surviving two terms at a new school is no easy feat, it's a fucking challenge itself. Attending community college did not prepare me for the cluster fuck that is Portland State University with cramming so much information in my head, searching for free food, and of course......the boys.

I was not ready for the intensive course work or the critical notes from professors in 300 upper division classes, as my writing has been noted to be “cold” or plainly just “disappointing.” I wanted to cry the first time I received notes on my first research paper, it was a punch to the gut.

I’ve also been forcing myself to work two jobs as a side hustle because living on water and free coffee donuts is not a way to live and I hate asking my parents for money every time I run out as they themselves are covering my expensive tuition, minus the scholarships I earned, and fucking up their credit scores. I should have just stayed in-state but there is no turning back now. Attending 4-5 classes a term and working 3-4 times a week is exhausting and emotionally draining. Safe care is always important ladies and gentlemen.

Honestly, I’ve grown to love Portland since moving here. It’s so much different than the small town where I came from and I don’t think I would have ever known that I love Greek and Thai food, like who knew because I for sure didn’t fucking know that.

Dating in college is messy. That I knew and of course gay dating is just as toxic and terrible as it was back home. Honestly, I am envious of straight girls and their lovey-dovey love stories of how they meet cute boys at Victors (dining hall on campus) or at the library of all places and I live for the funny Tinder dates and awkward chance encounters. As a gay man in college in the dating era of Tinder, I am left with Grindr. The dark seedy corner of gay internet where chances of finding a man who actually wants to be in an LTR rather than hooking up are very slim. Also, one night stands are awkward as hell when you see the dude constantly around campus all of a sudden. Like I never saw you before, now I see you fucking everywhere.

To all who are planning on attending PSU next year, you got this and you do belong here just like all the promotional posters around campus say. Also put your keys on the fucking lanyard, you will lose your keys otherwise, trust me and use every available service on campus. Milk that shit just like this school is milking you financially dry. Pee after sex, drink a lot of water while drinking to minimize the hangover and try to make friends during the first week, these will be your friends for the next year or so because after that it's fucking hard to make friends.

[portlandstate]

The end of the term is when homesickness starts to set in for a lot of students! Stay healthy and use these tips and trick to help you overcome homesickness!

[novelnoviceya]

What are/were your school colors? 💚 I went to @portlandstate & our colors are green, with white & black accents. . . #FearYourNovelSeptember - School Color #SockSunday . . #booksandsocks #psuvikings #portlandstate #sockdreams #greenbooks #bookgram #booktography #booksandcoffee #bookishlife #booklifestyle https://www.instagram.com/p/BnPb5AflPjx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14l382dusty7p

[touchmy-kitties]

Just a peaceful fall day on campus 🍂 . . . . . #fall#autumn#mycampus#college#psu#portlandstate#leaves#falling#pretty#yellow#peaceful#video#fallingleaves (at Portland State University)

[portlandstate]

You can survive Dead Week! Every day this week will be different self-care tips to get you through your studying! 

Here are several places you can get tea and coffee on campus with your PSU Dining Dollars!

Bradford Bean located on the first floor of the Millar Library

Smith’s Place located on the street side entrance of Smith Memorial 

Bowery Bagels located next to the Smith Memorial Food Court

Bowery only has black coffee

University Success West Campus located under King Albert

there is a small cafe there with tea and coffee

You don’t need a meal plan to be able to get drinks at all these locations! You can pay with cash or card here as well!

[portlandstate]

My Experience with PSU’s Food Pantry

Did you know anyone attending Portland State University with one credit or more can use the PSU Food Pantry?

Open Monday-Friday from 12:30-2:30, the pantry allows you to get up to five items each day. And while it's technically free, there’s a fee for the Food Pantry in our tuition so it's worth making time to go and utilize this source.

Food Pantry located in Smith Basement room 47A

As a student with an average 16-credit workload, I’ll admit, it’s hard to get to the food pantry. The biggest obstacle is the long line because the assumption is you have to get there several hours before it opens to get anything good, which isn’t necessarily true. However, if a student can only make it to the pantry by 2 it's not as useful because by then basically everything is gone. I usually arrive at noon — early enough to get in within 15 minutes before opening and not get stuck in a long line.

After eagerly waiting for about 40 minutes, I enter this small room with nonperishables, some produce, frozen meat and lentils, yogurt, milk, and sometimes small grab-and-go meals which look like they come from the Green Zebra.

My main objective is to get pasta, bread products, canned foods and, on occasion, I’ll snag several small bags of chips.

Some shopping tips:

Pasta and ravioli are good always. The No. 1 thing to check before getting bread is its softness. If the bagels feel a bit hard it’s not worth it! Suck it up and get that whole wheat bread! 

The frozen meat from the food pantry is sometimes freezer-burned. My recommendation when you find a good pack is cook it that day.

There’s usually good produce behind the freezer and fridge. This past week I've seen avocados, Brussels sprouts, apples and potatoes. There are sometimes bags of lettuce that last a while if they don’t look like they’re wilting when you grab them. I know this is a picky way to go about getting “free food” but I don’t want to grab anything that I feel will make me sick.

As far as the fridge items go, there’s always yogurt. The pantry also provides soy milk and skim milk for those who are lactose intolerant or just prefer those milks. For those of you who like eggnog, it’s that time of year! Eggnog is now at the Food Pantry which also makes a great coffee creamer that really fits the fall mood.

It is a bit challenging to make an extravagant meal through just one trip but after going once or twice there’s a lot of meals that can be made: spaghetti with tomato sauce or meat sauce, quesadillas if tortillas and cheese are available, lentils and bean soup with noodles when there’s chicken stock, and so much more.

Even with some flaws, the Food Pantry is my favorite resource on campus because each time I go it saves me about $5 to $10 of my own grocery money, which doesn’t seem like a lot but can really add up.

— Adrianna D’Agostino

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

https://www.pdx.edu/student-access-center/HHAW

[portlandstate]

For this Portland State alum, the sky’s the limit

For first-generation Portland State alumnus and Portland native Robert Gill, one master’s wasn’t enough. So he got two.

Now he is a family therapist in Portland, and is working toward becoming a licensed clinical social worker.

Robert said he decided early on to push the limits of what a black man is expected to become, and to help people of color face mental health issues that are stigmatized and pushed to the side.

"For all people and especially for my people of color, I know it's tough, I know it's hard but you gotta keep going,” Gill said. “At the end of the day what you want to do is gonna help someone else that looks like you, and if you let your dream go by at the wayside, then you can't help that person. … If you don't think you're ever enough, you are enough. You have to love yourself.”

He received his master’s degrees in Social Work and Human Services Management from Portland State University in 2018. He credits his success at PSU to 3 key factors: getting to know his professors; taking advantage of internship opportunities; and networking.

Besides his work as a therapist, Robert is developing a dating app called For Real Intent that focuses on “healthy dating” rather than “hooking up.”

His advice to other students is simple: "Just don't ever give up.’

— Anna Dinwiddie